Parmeliopsis

{{Short description|Genus of lichens}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Parmeliopsis ambigua 97491.jpg

| image_caption = Parmeliopsis ambigua

| taxon = Parmeliopsis

| authority = (Nyl. ex Stizenb.) Nyl. (1866)

| type_species = Parmeliopsis ambigua

| type_species_authority = (Wulfen) Nyl. (1863)

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = P. ambigua

P. hyperopta

}}

Parmeliopsis is a genus of lichens in the family Parmeliaceae. The genus contains two species.{{cite web |title=Parmeliopsis |url=https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/6HXM |access-date=24 September 2022 |website=Catalogue of Life}} Members of this genus are commonly called bran lichens.[https://plants.usda.gov/java/nameSearch USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Name Search][http://eol.org/pages/22604/overview Bran Lichen (Parmeliosis), Encyclopedia of Life]

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